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Coral reefs
Coral reefs are structures formed from the calcium carbonate secretions of corals. They are colonies of tiny animals in marine areas containing few nutrients.
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Ecosystem
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An ecological community considered together with the non-living factors of its environment as a unit.
Ancestor
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Any organism, population, or species from which some other organism, population, or species is descended.
Equinox
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Either of the two times during a year when the sun crosses the celestial equator and the length of day and night are equal.
Ostium
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In sponges, a microscopic pore through which water enters the sponge body.
Parts per thousand (ppt)
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Number of parts of a substance found in one thousand parts of a particular gas, liquid, or solid.
Autotrophic
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Relating to organisms that have a type of nutrition in which organic compounds used in metabolism are obtained by synthesis from inorganic compounds.
Chlorophyll b
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The chlorophyll generally characteristic of higher plants and green algae.It is absent in other types of algae.
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